What Makes a Family?
A Let's Talk Picture Book to Help Young Children Understand Different Types of Families
1st Edition
Published on 23. May 2024
32 pages
978-1-80199-337-1 (ISBN)
Description
From the bestselling author of How Are You Feeling Today?, this picture book helps children understand and celebrate different types of families.
What Makes a Family? explores different types of families, from what makes them unique to what they all have in common. Using everyday examples, clear explanations and colourful illustrations by Sarah Jennings, this book encourages children to celebrate families of all shapes and sizes.
This diverse picture book covers lots of different family structures, including nuclear families, blended families, LGBTQ+ families, single-parent families, fostering and adoption. It's the perfect resource for starting important conversations with children about what different families can look like, and the love that holds them all together.
Let's Talk books help you start meaningful conversations with your child. Written by an expert and covering topics like feelings, relationships, diversity and mental health, these comforting picture books support healthy discussion right from the start.
What Makes a Family? explores different types of families, from what makes them unique to what they all have in common. Using everyday examples, clear explanations and colourful illustrations by Sarah Jennings, this book encourages children to celebrate families of all shapes and sizes.
This diverse picture book covers lots of different family structures, including nuclear families, blended families, LGBTQ+ families, single-parent families, fostering and adoption. It's the perfect resource for starting important conversations with children about what different families can look like, and the love that holds them all together.
Let's Talk books help you start meaningful conversations with your child. Written by an expert and covering topics like feelings, relationships, diversity and mental health, these comforting picture books support healthy discussion right from the start.
Reviews / Votes
I highly recommend these brilliant books! * Dr Alistair Bryce-Clegg, Early Years expert and bestselling author *More details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Digital)
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 3 to 7 years
ISBN-13
978-1-80199-337-1 (9781801993371)
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Molly Potter
What Makes a Family?
A Let's Talk picture book to help young children understand different types of families
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07/2025
Bloomsbury Education
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Molly Potter
What Makes a Family?
A Let's Talk picture book to help young children understand different types of families
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05/2024
Bloomsbury Education
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Persons
Molly Potter is a bestselling author and PSHE expert. She spent many years teaching in both mainstream schools and a pupil referral unit for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties, helping them to trust adults, develop self-esteem and learn to self-regulate. Follow Molly on Twitter @PotterMolly and discover more resources at www.mollypotter.com.
Sarah Jennings has been illustrating children's books since graduating in 2013 and is the illustrator of all the Let's Talk picture books as well as The Bunny Adventures series. Follow Sarah on Twitter @Sarahjscribbles and visit her website: sarahjenningsillustration.com.
Sarah Jennings has been illustrating children's books since graduating in 2013 and is the illustrator of all the Let's Talk picture books as well as The Bunny Adventures series. Follow Sarah on Twitter @Sarahjscribbles and visit her website: sarahjenningsillustration.com.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Dedication
- Copyright
- Contents
- Meet Tiki and Murphy
- Are all families the same?
- Who is in a family?
- What about other family members?
- How does a family start?
- How else can a family start?
- Who can be parents and carers?
- What do parents and carers do in a family?
- What do children do in a family?
- What happens when parents or carers split up?
- What are blended families?
- What makes a family?
- Celebrate your family
- Questions and conversation starters
